Series

Number Series
A number series, also known as a numerical series or sequence,
is a set of numbers arranged in a specific order following a
particular pattern or rule. Each number in the series is called a
term, and the order of the terms is crucial as it defines the
pattern. The pattern can be based on arithmetic progression,
geometric progression, or any other mathematical relationship.
Types of Number Series
•Series with increasing difference
•Series with a constant difference
•Series with decreasing difference
•Combination of different operations, like ‘+’ and ‘-’ together, etc.
•Perfect squares and cubes of numbers’ series
•Miscellaneous
1: 5, 6, 9, 14, 21, ?

a. 26 b. 28 c. 30 d. 34

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

2. 40, 30, 22, 16, ?
a. 10
b. 12
c. 15
d. 17
Solution: (b) Pattern of the series is as shown below
3. 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, ?

a. 25

b. 29

c. 32

d. 35

Solution: (b) Pattern of the series is as shown below

4. 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ?

a. 216

b. 220

c. 243

d. 250

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

5. 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, ?

a. 56

b. 64

c. 60

d. 58

Solution: (a) Pattern of the series is as shown below

6. 225, 100, 36, 9, 1, ?

a. 7

b. 6

c. 0

d. 1

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

7. 13, 25, 51, 101, 203, ?

a. 405

b. 406

c. 407

d. 411

Solution: (a) Pattern of the series is as shown below

8. 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, ?

a. 198

b. 194

c. 191

d. 185

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

9. 1, 2, 2, 4, 3, 8, 7, 10, ?

a. 9

b. 8

c. 11

d. 13

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

10. 831, 842, 853, 864, 875, ?

(a) 896

(b) 876

(c) 886

(d) 880

Solution: (c) Pattern of the series is as shown below

11. 7, 8, 18, 57, ?, 1165

(a) 174

(b) 232

(c) 224

(d) 228

Solution: (b) Pattern of the series is as shown below

12. Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?

1) 128
2) 226
3) 324
4) 429

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
8x1-2=6
6x2-3=9
9 x 3 - 4 = 23
23 x 4 - 5 = 87
87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ...
13. Look at this series: 8, 31, 122, 485, 1936,7739, ... What number should come next?
A. 30950
B. 46430
C. 34650
D. 42850

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The series is x 4 -1, x 4 - 2, x 4 - 3, x 4 - 4, ....,
14. Look at this series: 499, 622, 868, 1237, 1729,2344, ... What number should come
next?
A. 3205
B. 3082
C. 2959
D. 3462

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The series is + 123, + (123 x 2), +(123 x 3), + (123 x 4), ...
15. Look at this series: 81, 512, 2401, 7776, 15625, 16384, ... What number
should come next?
A. 2187 B. 19683
C. 729 D. 512
E. 6561

Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Option (E) Series is 92 , 83 , 74 , 65 , 56 , 47 , 38
? = 38 , = 6561
16) 4, 10, 22, 46, 96, 190, 382
A. 4
B. 10
C. 96
D. 382

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Pattern is : + 6, + 12, + 24, + 48, +96, + 192
17) 4, 28, 160, 990, ? ,55832, 502560
A. 160
B. 990
C. 55832
D. 6970 Answer: Option D
Explanation:
4 x 4 + (4 x 3) = 28
28 x 5 + (5 x 4) =160
160 x 6 + (6 x 5) = 990
990 x 7 + (7 x 6) = 6972
6972 x 8 + (8 x 7) = 55832
55832 x 9 + (9 x 8) = 502560
Letter or Alphabet Series
1) What is the next letter in the series C, G, K, O, _______?

a) R

b) T

c) Q

d) S

Answer: d) S

Explanation: C = 3, F = 7, J = 11, N = 15 . Here the difference between the

letters is 4. So the answer is 15 + 4 = 19, which is S. (refer to the table above).

2) A, D, H, M, ?, ?

1. P, T

2. R, X

3. S, Z

4. T, Y

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Pattern of the series as shown below
3) C, E, I, K, O, Q, ?
a) R
b) S
c) T
d) U
e) None of these
Answer: (d)
4) XYZ, ABC, UVW, DEF, RST, GHL, ?
a) UVW
b) JKL
c) OPQ
d) NOP
Answer: (c)
5) In the following question, a letter series is given. Some of the letters of the
series are missing. This missing letters are given in same order as one of the four /
five alternatives below the series. Find out the correct alternative.

s__nx__mnx__mn__sm__x

1. mssxn 2. smnxx

3. Nmxxn 4. nxyms
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Pattern of the series as shown below
smnx/smnx/smnx/smnx => mssxn
Hence, the missing letters are mssxn.
6) In the following question, a letter series is given. Some of the letters of the
series are missing. This missing letters are given in same order as one of the
four/five alternatives below the series. Find out the correct alternative.
ZX__TR__NLJ__FD__
A. VPHB Answer: Option A

B. VRHB Explanation:
Pattern of the series as shown below
C. UPJB
ZXVTRPNLJHFDB => VPHB
D. VPJB The sequence is made of (-2) letters, respectively.
Hence, the missing letters are VPHB.
7) If a meaningful English word has to be formed using 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th letters
of the word (each letter to be used once only) “SOUVENIR” then which of the
following will be third letter of such word? If more than one such words can be
formed then mark ‘M’ as your answer and if no meaningful English word can be
formed then mark “P” as your answer.

A. E.
1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th letters of SOUVENIR are
B. S
S,U, E and R. Meaningful English words
C. R formed so are - USER, RUSE and SURE.
Hence option D is correct.
D. M

E. P
8) If all the letters in the given word “PROPHLACTIC” that come after 'M' in
English alphabet series are either immediately preceded or immediately
succeeded by a vowel then change such letter to its reverse letter as per the
alphabet series then how many meaningful English words can be formed from the
first, second, seventh and ninth letter of the newly formed word?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. No meaningful word can be formed
9. If in the word "SPIRITUAL", position of second and fifth letters is interchanged
similarly position of fourth and sixth letter is interchanged with seventh and ninth
letters respectively, then how many pair of letters in the new word have as many
letters between them (either forward or backward) as they have in the English
alphabet series?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. None of these
10) Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of
the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter
preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement?

A. None

B. One

C. Two

D. Three

E. None of these
11) How many such pairs of letters are there in the word BEHAVIOUR each of
which has as many letters between them in the word as in the English alphabet?

A. None

B. One

C. Two

D. Three

E. More than three

12) What will be the last letter of the meaningful 4-letter English word formed
using 1st and 5th letter of “Barber” along with 2nd and 6th letter of “Parking”
such that each letter to be used once? If more than one such word can be formed
then mark ‘X’ as your answer, if no such word can be formed then mark “Y’ as
your answer.

A. N

B. E

C. A

D. X

E. Y
Alpha Numeric Series
An alphanumeric series is a sequence that combines
alphabetic characters (letters) and numeric characters
(numbers) in a specific pattern.
1) C-3, E-5, G-7, I-9, ?, ?
a) X-24, M-21
b) K-11, M-13
c) O-15, X-24
d) M-18, K-14
Answer: (b)
In this series, every letter is given its alphabetical position number and one letter is
skipped in between each term.
Hence, the missing terms are K - 11 and M - 13.
2) P3C, R5F, T8I, V12L,?
a) X16'O'
b) Y17'O'
c) X17'M'
d) X17'O'
e) None of these
Answer: (d)
3) C4X, F9U, I16R, ?
a)L25P
b) K25P
c) L27P
d) L25O
Answer: (d)
4) CO3KP, DO4KQ, E05KR, FO6KS, ?
a) GO7KP
b) GO6KT
c) GO6KP
d) GO7KT
Answer: (d)
5) D-4, F-6, H-8, J-1O, ?, ?
a) K-12, M-13
b) L-12, M-14
c) L-12, N-14
d) K-12, M-14
Answer: (c)
The letters in the series are alternate and the numbers indicate their position in
the English alphabet from the beginning.
6) A curious pattern of letters and numbers emerges in the following series. Identify
the missing term?
A1, C4, F9, J16, ?
Ans: D) P25
A)O25
The alphabetical sequence progresses as A, C, F, J, …
B) M25 A (+2) → C (+3) → F (+4) → J (+5).
The numerical sequence is 1, 4, 9, 16 (perfect squares of
consecutive integers).
C) N25
Next alphabet: J (+6) = P.
Next square: 16+22=25
D) P 25
7) Observe the following combination of letters and numbers. What comes
next in the sequence?
A3C, B5E, D9G, G17I, ?

A)K25K Ans: B) K33K

Letter sequence: A (+1) → B (+2) → D (+3) → G

B) K33K
(+4). Next: G (+5) = K.
C) J33K Number sequence: 3,5,9,17 (doubling the difference:
+2,+4,+8 ). Next: 17+16=33
D) J25L
Last letter sequence: C (+2) → E (+2) → G (+2) → I
(+2). Next: I (+2) = K.
8) Which term completes the series?
Z10, Y20, X30, W40, ?

a) U50

b) V50

c) V60

d) U60

Ans: B) V50

Letter sequence: Z (-1) → Y (-1) → X (-1) → W (-1). Next: W (-1) = V.

Number sequence: 10,20,30,40 (increasing by 10). Next: 40+10=50
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